Nexus Arena

Dr. Yakubu Mohammed Saani

Country Director – ActionAid DRC | United Arab Emirates

Country Director – ActionAid DRC

Mr. Simon Wankuru

Head of Programmes – ActionAid Afghanistan | United Arab Emirates

Head of Programmes – ActionAid Afghanistan

Ms. Farah Kabir

Country Director, ActionAid Bangladesh | United Arab Emirates

Farah Kabir is the Country Director of ActionAid Bangladesh and a renowned human rights activist with a longstanding commitment to social justice, gender equality, and climate justice. She is widely recognized for her uncompromising advocacy against human rights violations and her leadership in advancing women’s rights and political empowerment in Bangladesh. As a gender justice advocate, her contributions to research and advocacy are recognized nationally and internationally. As a media activist, Farah Kabir regularly writes op-eds and advocacy pieces in Bangla and English newspapers to advance social justice. A prominent voice on climate justice in Bangladesh, she actively engages in national and global advocacy platforms, including the UN climate negotiations (COP process).

Mr. Tanjir Hossain

Team Lead – Moderator | United Arab Emirates

Team Lead

Mr. Talha Keskin

CHI Director | United Arab Emirates

CHI Director

Dr. Sama Al-Shawi

Legal Advisor | United Arab Emirates

Legal Advisor

Mr. Harry Kirk

Manager, Government Advisory, The Tony Blair Institute | United Arab Emirates

Manager, Government Advisory, The Tony Blair Institute

Ms. Stephanie Rivoal

Former French Ambassador to Uganda | United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Mike Penrose

Special Advisor to the Government of Ukraine | United Arab Emirates

Special Advisor to the Government of Ukraine

H.E. Denys Bashlyk

Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine | United Arab Emirates

Ukrainian government official with experience in land governance, state cadastres and rural development, as well as digital transformation and international cooperation in the agrifood sector. Appointed Deputy Minister of Economy and Environment of Ukraine coordinates rural development and land-relations policy (including development of state cadastres and geoinformation systems) and supports international assistance for restoring Ukraine’s agricultural sector.

H.E. Rashid Alhemeiri

Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Communication, UAE Aid Agency | United Arab Emirates

Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Communication, UAE Aid Agency

Ms. Kerri Elgar

Senior Global Health Advisor – OECD | United Arab Emirates

Senior Global Health Advisor – OECD

Dr. Shadi Saleh

Director – Global Health Institute (GHI) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) | United Arab Emirates

Director – Global Health Institute (GHI) at the American University of Beirut (AUB)

Mr. Atef Fawaz

Executive Director – eHealth Africa | United Arab Emirates

Executive Director – eHealth Africa

Mr. Ota Akhigbe

Director of Programs and Partnerships – eHealth Africa | United Arab Emirates

Director of Programs and Partnerships – eHealth Africa

Dr. Ifunanya Ilodibe Ilodibe

CEO – eHA Clinic | United Arab Emirates

CEO – eHA Clinic

Mr. Elie Dagher

Under Secretary General for Resource Mobilization and Humanitarian Diplomacy – Lebanese Red Cross | United Arab Emirates

Under Secretary General for Resource Mobilization and Humanitarian Diplomacy – Lebanese Red Cross

Mr. Agnes Mwarigu

Access to Cares & Business Development Lead – Middle East and Africa, Siemens Healthineers | United Arab Emirates

Access to Cares & Business Development Lead – Middle East and Africa, Siemens Healthineers

Ms. Sarah Estermann

Senior Advisor and Knowledge Manager | United Arab Emirates

Senior Advisor and Knowledge Manager

Mr. Emmanuel Tronc

Country Director | United Arab Emirates

Country Director

Mr. Alain Luck

Diplomatic Advisor | United Arab Emirates

Diplomatic Advisor

Mr. Nour Hamada

President & Co-Founder, Geneva Alliance for Human Rights and Development (GAHRD); Lead, Global Initiative for Cancer Care in Syria (GICCS) | United Arab Emirates

President & Co-Founder, Geneva Alliance for Human Rights and Development (GAHRD); Lead, Global Initiative for Cancer Care in Syria (GICCS)

Dr. Abdulkarim Ekzayez

Senior Research Associate and Health System Expert, King’s College London | United Arab Emirates

Senior Research Associate and Health System Expert, King’s College London

Dr. Ayman Abu Laban

Advisor to the Syrian Minister of Health | United Arab Emirates

Advisor to the Syrian Minister of Health

Dr. Jamil Debel

Director of the Cancer Control Directorate, Syrian Ministry of Health | United Arab Emirates

Director of the Cancer Control Directorate, Syrian Ministry of Health

Mr. Abdulazeez Mahboob

Strategic Market Analyst and WFP Humanitarian Leaders Programme, WFP | United Arab Emirates

Strategic Market Analyst and WFP Humanitarian Leaders Programme, WFP

Ms. Haanya Lone

Participant Engagement Coordinator at UN Global Compact | United Arab Emirates

Participant Engagement Coordinator at UN Global Compact

Ms. Noor Bukhammas

Strategic Liaison Officer | United Arab Emirates

Strategic Liaison Officer

Mr. Bernhard Kowatsch

Director Global Accelerator and Ventures at the UN WFP | United Arab Emirates

Director Global Accelerator and Ventures at the UN WFP

Ms. Khadija Haji-Jama

Sustainability Strategist at EPIAT and Global Shaper at the Dubai Global Shapers Hub | United Arab Emirates

Sustainability Strategist at EPIAT and Global Shaper at the Dubai Global Shapers Hub

Mr. Ahmad Mukhtar

FAO Representative to the United Arab Emirates and Subregional Coordinator for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States and Yemen | United Arab Emirates

Ahmad Mukhtar is Representative of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to United Arab Emirates, and Subregional Coordinator of the FAO office for GCC and Yemen. Previously he worked as Regional Programme Leader(oic) and Senior Economist leading the Strategy and Policy Team at the Regional Office of the FAO for Near East and North Africa. In addition to managing the regional programme, he is leading the economic analysis and reporting on FAO’s priority areas in the Near East and North Africa to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, including the socioeconomic aspects of food security, rural transformation, food and agricultural policy, institutional reform, sustainable and healthy food systems, natural resource conservation and climate change impacts. He has designed and launched flagship initiatives such as the FAO Regional Observatory on Food Security and Nutrition and Regional Leadership Development Academy, in addition to leading the flagship publications such as the State of Food Security and Nutrition, and the Food Policy Bulletin. He has over 25 years of experience in public, private and international development sectors, working on national and international/multilateral assignments in the areas of international economic and trade policy, agriculture economics and trade, public health, commercial diplomacy, bilateral and regional trade issues, and the implementation of trade and investment policies. Prior to joining the FAO regional office, he worked at the FAO office in Geneva, UNCTAD, UNDP, and Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the WTO. He led the multilateral negotiations on Domestic Regulations for Trade in Services as Chairman of the WTO Working Party on Domestic Regulations (2010-2011). He has educational and professional qualifications in Economics, Law, Public Policy, Finance, and Biotechnology.

Mr. Mohammed Mishal

Former Curator of WEF Dubai Global Shapers Hub, PWC – Moderator | United Arab Emirates

Former Curator of WEF Dubai Global Shapers Hub, PWC

Mr. Elif Ergani

International Humanitarian Affairs Officer | United Arab Emirates

International Humanitarian Affairs Officer

Ms. Marianne Mollman

Programme Director – AADK | United Arab Emirates

Programme Director – AADK

Mr. Stephen Oladepo

Youth Representative | United Arab Emirates

Youth Representative

Ms. Sana Al-Hyari

Head of Programmes, ActionAid Arab Region | United Arab Emirates

Head of Programmes, ActionAid Arab Region